10-29-2010, 07:05 AM
(I originally posted this on B.I.C. page, but thought it would be good to repost here for consideration. Sorry for the repost to anyone following this topic on both forums.)
It occurs to me, that in the perfect world, we would all be driving energy conservative vehicles and we would all be able to afford one of these shiny new things. But in the real world, real people can't all afford it. Yet we don't see laws coming down that say, "Too bad you don't want to spend the extra 10k, people. If you don't, we'll put you in jail and fine you. You're like kids not wanting to take your medicine and we're just looking out for you poor, ignorant people who don't know how to look out for yourselves".
Same principal, really. And even more so. The chances of getting killed in a car wreck far outweigh the chance of being saved by your saferoom. The pollution/sustainability factors are probably about equal. Are saferooms a good idea in general? I think so! I'd love to have one. Should they be mandatory? Definitely NOT. Are the new, more eco friendly cars a good idea? I think so! I'd love to have one. Should we all have to buy a certain kind of car or be fined for buying older vehicles? Definitely not.
It occurs to me, that in the perfect world, we would all be driving energy conservative vehicles and we would all be able to afford one of these shiny new things. But in the real world, real people can't all afford it. Yet we don't see laws coming down that say, "Too bad you don't want to spend the extra 10k, people. If you don't, we'll put you in jail and fine you. You're like kids not wanting to take your medicine and we're just looking out for you poor, ignorant people who don't know how to look out for yourselves".
Same principal, really. And even more so. The chances of getting killed in a car wreck far outweigh the chance of being saved by your saferoom. The pollution/sustainability factors are probably about equal. Are saferooms a good idea in general? I think so! I'd love to have one. Should they be mandatory? Definitely NOT. Are the new, more eco friendly cars a good idea? I think so! I'd love to have one. Should we all have to buy a certain kind of car or be fined for buying older vehicles? Definitely not.
Melissa Fletcher
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"Make yurts, not war" Bill Coperthwaite, 1973
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"Make yurts, not war" Bill Coperthwaite, 1973